Reasons To Visit The Philippines
The Philippines is home to world class diving among dazzling marine life. There are coral gardens, caves, deeply plunging undersea walls and isolated coral seamounts offering wall diving, wreck diving and muck diving. Every form of underwater life can be seen including whale sharks, turtles, manta rays and dugongs.
Festivals in the Philippines are plentiful. Every town has a patron saint, and each of these has its own feast day and there are also bigger week long parties like Ati-Atihan in Kalibo. Easter is also a big event in this predominantly christian country.
With over 7,000 islands there are mile of coastline in the Philippines. Away from the popular beaches of Boracay and Cebu there are a range of quieter spots especially in the Southern Visayas and around Palawan.
There are more than 100 cultural minority groups in the Philippines, and around half of these have unique linguistic cultures. The most well known are the Ifugao, and their culture is alive and well around the rice terraces of Banaue.
Most of the Philippine islands feature volcanic mountains, several of which have been increasingly active since the 1980s. The most accessible are Mount Pinatubo which last erupted in 1991 and Taal volcano one crater of which erupted in 1977.
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Manila, the capital of the Philippines has plenty to offer such as the Intramuros, one of the best-preserved Spanish colonial city centres. You can even try the local taxis, or 'Jeepneys'.
Offering simply furnished rooms in the most attractive part of town (the walled old city of Intramuros), White Knight Hotel Intramuros is situated opposite the historic architecture of San Agustin Church and near Casa Manila museum.
The G Hotel Manila is a pleasant boutique hotel situated on Manila's historic Roxas Boulevard. This modern building features a minimalist contemporary design. It is well located...
The Manila hotel opened in 1912 and has retained its turn of the century charm. The rooms overlook either Manila Bay and Rizal Park or the ancient walls of Intramuros.
Located in the centre of the shopping and entertainment district of Makati, the commercial and business district of Manila, this fine property has five restaurants, a coffee shop, a music bar, health club, swimming pool.
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